CIC2601 CORPORATE COMMUNICATION (PDF) | 2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS + RATIONALES | STUDY GUIDE |
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1. Which South African initiative was one of the first examples of e-learning implementation,
starting in 2001 in the Western Cape Province?
A) The Meraka Institute
B) The Khanya project
C) The Intel® Teach programme
D) The Gauteng online project
Correct Answer: B) The Khanya project
Rationale: The Khanya project started in 2001 and was aimed at meeting the need to integrate
ICTs in schools in the Western Cape Province . It targeted the integration of available ICT
resources in schools and provided teacher training, delivering resources to 613 schools.
2. What was the main aim of the Khanya project in South Africa?
A) To develop learners' 21st-century skills
B) To integrate ICT resources in schools and broaden learners' learning experiences
C) To improve teachers' teaching methods
D) To provide tablets for educational purposes
Correct Answer: B) To integrate ICT resources in schools and broaden learners' learning
experiences
Rationale: The Khanya project was aimed at providing ICT skills that would broaden learners'
learning experiences that might not otherwise have been possible without the use thereof . The
project targeted the integration of available ICT resources in schools.
3. Which South African initiative focused mainly on developing learners' 21st-century skills in
using ICTs but faced challenges such as inadequate security measures and lack of support?
A) The Khanya project
B) The Meraka Institute
C) The Intel® Teach programme
D) The Gauteng online project
Correct Answer: D) The Gauteng online project
Rationale: The Gauteng online project focused mainly on developing learners' 21st-century skills
in using ICTs . An audit revealed challenges including inadequate security measures, inadequate
support and maintenance of equipment, and failure to replace stolen goods.
4. The Intel® Teach programme initiated the use of ICTs in South Africa in which year?
A) 2001
B) 2003
, C) 2005
D) 2007
Correct Answer: B) 2003
Rationale: The Intel® Teach programme initiated the use of ICTs in South Africa in 2003 . This
project focused on improving teachers' teaching methods in line with the integration of ICT.
5. Which institution, formed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),
supported the Department of Education's goals with regard to ICT use?
A) The Khanya project
B) The Meraka Institute
C) The Intel® Teach programme
D) The Gauteng online project
Correct Answer: B) The Meraka Institute
Rationale: The Meraka Institute, which was formed by the CSIR, used ICT in education research
and supported the Department of Education's goals with regard to the use of ICT in the South
African context .
6. The paperless classroom project, implemented in 2015, provided tablets for educational purposes
to which group?
A) All teachers in Gauteng
B) 300 Grade 12 learners in Gauteng townships and rural schools
C) All learners in Western Cape schools
D) University students in South Africa
Correct Answer: B) 300 Grade 12 learners in Gauteng townships and rural schools
Rationale: The paperless classroom project was implemented in 2015, with a total of 300 Grade
12 learners in 300 Gauteng townships and rural schools receiving tablets for educational
purposes .
7. According to the South Africa e-education policy goal, every South African learner should be:
A) Able to use basic computer applications
B) Technologically well-informed
C) Provided with a personal computer
D) Trained in computer programming
Correct Answer: B) Technologically well-informed
Rationale: The South Africa e-education policy goal explicitly emphasises that every South
African learner should be technologically well-informed . This policy guides ICT integration
efforts in the country.
, 8. What is the key recommendation regarding ICT users across the globe?
A) Rich ICT resources should be made available regardless of users' knowledge
B) Teachers and learners should lag in global ICT developments
C) Teachers and learners should not be aware of new developments in ICTs
D) Teachers and learners should be kept abreast of new developments in the use of ICTs
Correct Answer: D) Teachers and learners should be kept abreast of new developments in the use
of ICTs
Rationale: ICT users across the globe must be kept abreast of new developments in the use of
ICT to ensure effective participation with peers globally . This is a key recommendation from
research in the field.
9. According to the study guide, ICT as an enabler would have what impact on the performance of
South African learners?
A) A negligible impact
B) A huge impact
C) No impact
D) A negative impact
Correct Answer: B) A huge impact
Rationale: ICT, as enabler, would have a huge impact on the performance of South African
learners . The enhancement of teaching and learning through ICT usage should remain a priority
in this information era.
10. What are the three broad intertwined issues pointed out regarding the implementation of ICTs in
teaching and learning?
A) Efficiency, Accessibility, Affordability
B) Effectiveness, Cost and equity, Sustainability
C) Traditionalism, Modernity, Collaboration
D) Teacher-centred, Learner-centred, Autonomous learning
Correct Answer: B) Effectiveness, Cost and equity, Sustainability
Rationale: The passage about comparison of ICT usage points out four broad intertwined issues
to consider when implementing ICTs in teaching and learning, namely Effectiveness, Cost and
equity, Sustainability .
11. The integration of ICTs in teaching and learning does NOT contribute to the development of
learners' 21st-century skills.
A) True
B) False
Correct Answer: B) False
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS + RATIONALES | STUDY GUIDE |
100% CORRECT
1. Which South African initiative was one of the first examples of e-learning implementation,
starting in 2001 in the Western Cape Province?
A) The Meraka Institute
B) The Khanya project
C) The Intel® Teach programme
D) The Gauteng online project
Correct Answer: B) The Khanya project
Rationale: The Khanya project started in 2001 and was aimed at meeting the need to integrate
ICTs in schools in the Western Cape Province . It targeted the integration of available ICT
resources in schools and provided teacher training, delivering resources to 613 schools.
2. What was the main aim of the Khanya project in South Africa?
A) To develop learners' 21st-century skills
B) To integrate ICT resources in schools and broaden learners' learning experiences
C) To improve teachers' teaching methods
D) To provide tablets for educational purposes
Correct Answer: B) To integrate ICT resources in schools and broaden learners' learning
experiences
Rationale: The Khanya project was aimed at providing ICT skills that would broaden learners'
learning experiences that might not otherwise have been possible without the use thereof . The
project targeted the integration of available ICT resources in schools.
3. Which South African initiative focused mainly on developing learners' 21st-century skills in
using ICTs but faced challenges such as inadequate security measures and lack of support?
A) The Khanya project
B) The Meraka Institute
C) The Intel® Teach programme
D) The Gauteng online project
Correct Answer: D) The Gauteng online project
Rationale: The Gauteng online project focused mainly on developing learners' 21st-century skills
in using ICTs . An audit revealed challenges including inadequate security measures, inadequate
support and maintenance of equipment, and failure to replace stolen goods.
4. The Intel® Teach programme initiated the use of ICTs in South Africa in which year?
A) 2001
B) 2003
, C) 2005
D) 2007
Correct Answer: B) 2003
Rationale: The Intel® Teach programme initiated the use of ICTs in South Africa in 2003 . This
project focused on improving teachers' teaching methods in line with the integration of ICT.
5. Which institution, formed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),
supported the Department of Education's goals with regard to ICT use?
A) The Khanya project
B) The Meraka Institute
C) The Intel® Teach programme
D) The Gauteng online project
Correct Answer: B) The Meraka Institute
Rationale: The Meraka Institute, which was formed by the CSIR, used ICT in education research
and supported the Department of Education's goals with regard to the use of ICT in the South
African context .
6. The paperless classroom project, implemented in 2015, provided tablets for educational purposes
to which group?
A) All teachers in Gauteng
B) 300 Grade 12 learners in Gauteng townships and rural schools
C) All learners in Western Cape schools
D) University students in South Africa
Correct Answer: B) 300 Grade 12 learners in Gauteng townships and rural schools
Rationale: The paperless classroom project was implemented in 2015, with a total of 300 Grade
12 learners in 300 Gauteng townships and rural schools receiving tablets for educational
purposes .
7. According to the South Africa e-education policy goal, every South African learner should be:
A) Able to use basic computer applications
B) Technologically well-informed
C) Provided with a personal computer
D) Trained in computer programming
Correct Answer: B) Technologically well-informed
Rationale: The South Africa e-education policy goal explicitly emphasises that every South
African learner should be technologically well-informed . This policy guides ICT integration
efforts in the country.
, 8. What is the key recommendation regarding ICT users across the globe?
A) Rich ICT resources should be made available regardless of users' knowledge
B) Teachers and learners should lag in global ICT developments
C) Teachers and learners should not be aware of new developments in ICTs
D) Teachers and learners should be kept abreast of new developments in the use of ICTs
Correct Answer: D) Teachers and learners should be kept abreast of new developments in the use
of ICTs
Rationale: ICT users across the globe must be kept abreast of new developments in the use of
ICT to ensure effective participation with peers globally . This is a key recommendation from
research in the field.
9. According to the study guide, ICT as an enabler would have what impact on the performance of
South African learners?
A) A negligible impact
B) A huge impact
C) No impact
D) A negative impact
Correct Answer: B) A huge impact
Rationale: ICT, as enabler, would have a huge impact on the performance of South African
learners . The enhancement of teaching and learning through ICT usage should remain a priority
in this information era.
10. What are the three broad intertwined issues pointed out regarding the implementation of ICTs in
teaching and learning?
A) Efficiency, Accessibility, Affordability
B) Effectiveness, Cost and equity, Sustainability
C) Traditionalism, Modernity, Collaboration
D) Teacher-centred, Learner-centred, Autonomous learning
Correct Answer: B) Effectiveness, Cost and equity, Sustainability
Rationale: The passage about comparison of ICT usage points out four broad intertwined issues
to consider when implementing ICTs in teaching and learning, namely Effectiveness, Cost and
equity, Sustainability .
11. The integration of ICTs in teaching and learning does NOT contribute to the development of
learners' 21st-century skills.
A) True
B) False
Correct Answer: B) False
